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Latest news about tropical depression
Environment

Latest news about tropical depression

Tropical depressions in the Gulf of Tonkin have weakened and faded away. Meanwhile, tropical depressions formed in the North China Sea are still moving and are likely to…

December 16, 2018
The ground heaves like a bubble
Environment

The ground heaves like a bubble

The surface of the earth heaving due to methane leakage by global warming is the latest phenomenon recorded by scientists.

December 16, 2018
Lake asphalt - Natural asphalt workshop
Environment

Lake asphalt - Natural asphalt workshop

On Trinidad Island in the Caribbean Sea there is a special lake. There is not much water in the lake, but a lot of asphalt accumulates. Therefore, it is called asphalt l…

December 16, 2018
Where is carbon stored on Earth?
Environment

Where is carbon stored on Earth?

We often talk about carbon, about how it pollutes the environment ... but do you know how carbon is made and where it is stored on Earth?

December 16, 2018
Typhoon Mirinae - Storm No. 1 toward Hai Phong
Environment

Typhoon Mirinae - Storm No. 1 toward Hai Phong

At 04:00 on July 27, the location of the storm center is about 19.0 degrees north latitude; 109.3 degrees east longitude, on the western region of Hainan Island. The str…

December 16, 2018